Hand-loom shuttle



March 5, 1957 E. NADEAU 2,783,781

HAND-LOOM SHUTTLE Filed March 30, 1954 INVENTOR. ELPHEGE NADEAU FIG.4

ATTORNEY d, S ates Patent HAND-LOOM SHUTTLE Elphege Nadeau, Blackstone, Mass.

Application March 30, 1954, Serial No. 419,750

4 Claims. (Cl. 139-197) My present invention relates to the weaving art, and more particularly to a novel hand-loom shuttle for flat yarn weaving. The principal object of the present invention is to provide a shuttle for weaving fiat yarn on a hand-loom.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a shuttle which will permit rapid and easy weaving of fiat yarns and ribbons.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a shuttle which is simple in construction and easy and economical to manufacture and assemble.

With the above and other objects and advantageous features in view, my invention consists of a novel arrangement of parts, more fully disclosed in the detailed description following, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and more particularly defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a shuttle embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 with the spool in unwinding position.

Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4-4 on Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 55 on Fig. 3.

In weaving a cloth on a loom, it is essential that the yarn feed from the spool easily and smoothly. This is especially true in an automatic loom, also applies to a hand-loom. Flat yarn cannot be woven because it will not feed from the spool and even if it could be made to come off the spool, it would be twisted. Provision would therefore have to be made for spinning the spool as the yarn unwinds.

The present invention is designed to provide a shuttle for the hand-weaving of flat yarns or ribbons. It can be used on any type of hand-loom.

Referring more in detail to the drawings illustrating my invention, the shuttle 10 comprises an outer frame of conventional design having spaced parallel sides 11 and 12 held in spaced parallel relation by cross pins 13 and 14. The sides 11 and 12 are elongated and are tapered at each end as at 15. The cross pins 13 and 14 are anchored in place by conventional wood screws 16 which are countersunk to present a smooth outer surface. The cross pins 13 and 14 are positioned at each end of the frame. The pin 13 is the rear pin and the pin 14, the front pin, is provided with a slot 17 extending through the pin in the plane of the frame. The slot 17 is of sufficient width to accommodate the widest fiat yarn that may be used with the shuttle.

The shuttle 10 is provided with a spool 18 which comprises elongated spaced parallel side portions 19 and a transverse flat portion 20 between the two side portions. The side portions 19 are slightly narrower than the side walls 11 and 12 of the shuttle frame and shorter than the distance between the pins 13 and 14. A pivot pin 21 extends through the center of the walls 11 and 12 and through the center of the spool 18 as shown in Fig. 4. One end of the pivot pin 21 is countersunk as Patented Mar;=-5', 1957 at 22 and the other end is threaded as at 23 and; is provided with a smooth threaded wooden head 24 to lock it in place.

With the parts thus assembled, the spool 18 lies completely within the limits of the shuttle 10 in the position shown in Fig. 1. However, the spool 18 may be swung about the pivot pin 21 as shown in Fig. 3. The flat yarn or ribbon 25 is wound on the spool 18 and the free end is passed through the slot 17 in the forward pin 14. In use, the operator turns the spool 18 in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 3 to unwind some of the yarn 25. Since the spool is rather long, only one to two complete turns are necessary for the widest cloth. The shuttle is then passed through the shed. At this point the operator reverses the shuttle so that the forward end with the pin 14 is again facing the shed. Additional yarn is now unwound and the shuttle passed back in the opposite direction. With this method, the shuttle of the present invention permits the weaving of flat yarn cloth heretofore impossible with this type of loom.

The action is rapid and easy, since the length of the spool permits rapid unwinding at the end of each course with little trouble. When the spool 18 is emptly, it can either be rewound on the shuttle or the pivot pin 21 can be easily removed and a full spool inserted rapidly in place.

The shuttle is light and easy to manufacture and as semble being devoid of tensioning devices or other constructions.

Other advantages of the present invention will be readily apparent to a person skilled in the art.

I claim:

1. A hand-loom shuttle comprising a pair of elongated frame portions tapered at each end, a pin connecting said frame portions adjacent each end to retain said portions in spaced parallel relation, one of said pins having a slot, and a flat yarn spool pivotally mounted between said frame portions, the yarn on said spool feeding through the slot on said pin.

2. A hand-loom shuttle comprising a pair of elongated frame portions tapered at each end, a pin connecting said frame portions adjacent each end to retain said portions in spaced parallel relation, one of said pins having a slot, and a flat yarn spool pivotally mounted between said frame portions, the yarn on said spool feeding through the slot on said pin, said spool comprising an elongated flat body portion having elongated flat side portions at right angles to each side edge.

3. hand-loom shuttle comprising a pair of elongated frame portions tapered at each end, a pin connecting said frame portions adjacent each end to retain said portions in spaced parallel relation, one of said pins having a slot, and a flat yarn spool pivotally mounted between said frame portions, the yarn on said spool feeding through the slot on said pin, said spool lying wholly within the confines of said frame portions when said spool is in parallel relation to said frame portions on said pivot.

4. A hand-loom shuttle comprising a pair of elongated frame portions tapered at each end, a pin connecting said frame portions adjacent each end to retain said portions in spaced parallel relation, one of said pins having a slot, and a fiat yarn spool pivotally mounted between said frame portions, the yarn on said spool feeding through the slot on said pin, said spool comprising an elongated flat body portion having elongated flat side portions at right angles to each side edge, said spool lying wholly within the confines of said frame portions when said spool is in parallel relation to said frame portions on said pivot.

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